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HIVPhase 4DRIVESHAFTNCT01423812

DRIVESHAFT: Darunavir/Ritonavir In HIV-infected Virologically-suppressed Experienced Subjects

A Phase 4 study testing Twice-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir and Once-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir in people with HIV, run by Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Darunavir is a nonpeptidic protease inhibitor with a high genetic barrier to resistance that evolved from a prototype compound synthesized using structure-based design strategies. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV
What is being tested?
Twice-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir and Once-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2012to Apr 2015
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • ART-experienced, HIV-1 infected subjects ≥18 years of age.
  • A female subject is eligible to enter and participate in the study if she:
  • is of non-childbearing potential defined as either post-menopausal (12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea and ≥45 years of age) or physically incapable of becoming pregnant with documented tubal ligation, hysterectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy or,
  • is of child-bearing potential, with a negative pregnancy test at both Screen and Day 1 and agrees to one of the following methods of contraception to avoid pregnancy:
  • Complete abstinence from intercourse from 2 weeks prior to administration of study medications, throughout the study, and for at least 2 weeks after discontinuation of all study medications.
  • Double barrier method (male condom/spermicide, male condom/diaphragm, diaphragm/spermicide).
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  • Approved hormonal contraception may be administered with darunavir/ritonavir
  • Any intrauterine device (IUD) with published data showing that the expected failure rate is <1% per year
  • Any other method with published data showing that the expected failure rate is <1% per year.
  • Any contraception method must be used consistently and in accordance with the approved product label. All subjects participating in the study should be counseled on safer sexual practices including the use of effective barrier methods (e.g. male condom/spermicide).
  • CD4 >50 cells/mm3
  • HIV-1 RNA concentrations at undetectable levels (according to local assay being used) for at least 12 weeks on stable current regimen
  • Current regimen includes darunavir/ritonavir 600/100 mg twice-daily plus a minimum of two other antiretrovirals
  • Negative serum pregnancy test at screening visit

Who cannot join

  • Subjects meeting any of the following criteria must not be enrolled in the study:
  • Known hypersensitivity reaction to agents being utilized in the study
  • >1 cumulative darunavir associated mutations (V11I, V32I, L33F, I47V, I50V, I54L or M, T74P, L76V, I84V, or L89V) detected from any previous genotype or a VircoTYPE HIV-1 darunavir fold-change >10.0 on any previous virtual phenotype
  • Pregnant or breast feeding woman
  • Liver dysfunction with Child-Pugh class C disease or decompensated cirrhosis

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

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About this study

Official title: DRIVESHAFT: Phase IV Randomized, Open-Label Study in HIV-1 Virologically-suppressed Patients On Regimens With Darunavir 600mg/Ritonavir 100mg Twice-daily Switching to Darunavir 800mg/Ritonavir 100mg Once-daily Vs. Continuing Twice-daily Darunavir/Ritonavir Regimens

Darunavir is a nonpeptidic protease inhibitor with a high genetic barrier to resistance that evolved from a prototype compound synthesized using structure-based design strategies. Once-daily darunavir at 800mg boosted with 100mg of ritonavir is an effective antiretroviral agent indicated for HIV-infected treatment-naïve patients. In treatment-experienced patients, darunavir was initially approved for twice-daily administration boosted with twice-daily ritonavir at 600mg and 100mg, respectively. Recently, once-daily darunavir/ritonavir was approved for use in treatment-experienced adult patients with viremia with no darunavir resistance mutations. In treatment-experienced patients with viral suppression, switching from an antiretroviral taken twice-daily to a once-daily dose is an attractive option to promote greater patient acceptability and adherence, and potentially minimize side effects and toxicities. Because of darunavir/ritonavir's high genetic barrier to resistance and well-established safety profile at a once-daily dose, switching patients with virologic suppression from twice-daily darunavir/ritonavir to once-daily darunavir/ritonavir will likely confer attributes more favorable to patients through a simplified dosing schedule and lower potential for lipid elevation without the loss of virologic control. DRIVESHAFT is a 48-week Phase 4, randomized, open label, comparative study. The study will be conducted in 60 HIV-1 infected, antiretroviral experienced, virologically-suppressed patients on regimens containing darunavir 600mg/ ritonavir 100mg twice-daily and a minimum of two other antiretrovirals, with a history of 0-1 darunavir-associated resistance mutations. Subjects will be randomized 1:1 to switch to darunavir 800mg/ ritonavir 100mg once-daily or continue on their current regimen. Rates of virologic suppression of once-daily darunavir/ritonavir regimens relative to darunavir/ritonavir twice-daily regimens will be compared, and safety, change from baseline fasting lipid parameters, and adherence will be evaluated.

Read the detailed description

The Darunavir/Ritonavir In Virologically-suppressed Experienced Subjects Halving an Antiretroviral by Finetuning Therapy (DRIVESHAFT) study was a prospective, randomized, single-centre, two-arm, open-label 48-week pilot study. The aim of DRIVESHAFT was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of switching the DRV/r component from twice-daily to once-daily 800/100 mg compared with those remaining on current therapy among HIV-1-infected, treatment-experienced patients with 0-1 DRV RAMs on a stable regimen including twice-daily DRV/r 600/100 mg. The study was conducted at The Ruth M Rothstein CORE Center (Chicago, IL, USA). The sample size was determined upon feasibility as a single-site study and not powered for non-inferiority. Study enrolment was planned for 60 participants randomized 1:1 to one of two arms: the switch arm from DRV/r 600/100 mg twice daily to DRV/r 800/100 mg once/daily plus current ARV regimen including a minimum of two other agents or remain on current ARV regimen with minimum of three agents inclusive of twice-daily DRV/r. Two DRV 400 mg tablets were used in the once-daily DRV/r arm, with DRV 600 mg tablets administered in the twice-daily DRV/r arm.

DRIVESHAFT inclusion criteria included HIV-1-infected adult (>18 years of age), HIV-1 RNA measurements <40 copies/ml (using a local assay) over at least 12 weeks on a stable regimen including DRV/r 600/100 mg twice daily plus a minimum of two other ARVs, screening HIV-1 RNA<40 copies/ml, have undergone genotypic testing at any time prior to starting current antiretroviral therapy (ART) with evidence of <2 cumulative DRV RAMs, CD4+ T-cell count >50 cells/mm3, and a negative serum pregnancy test at screening visit Participants who were randomized and received at least one dose of study medication were included in efficacy analysis, and the primary end point was the proportion of participants with HIV-1 RNA<40 copies/ml at week 48.

Conditions
HIV
Being tested
Twice-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir, Once-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir
Keywords
HIV, treatment-experienced, protease inhibitor, adherence, lipids

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Twice-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavirDrug

    Also called Prezista and norvir twice-daily

    Subjects randomized 1:1 to remain on regimens containing combination Darunavir 600mg plus Ritonavir 100mg twice-daily

  • Once-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavirDrug

    Also called Prezista and norvir once-daily

    Subjects randomized 1:1 to switch to from combination Darunavir 600mg plus Ritonavir 100mg twice-daily at baseline to the experimental combination Darunavir 800mg plus Ritonavir 100mg once-daily for 48 weeks

Study groups in NCT01423812
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Once-daily Darunavir and ritonavirExperimentalSubjects switched from Darunavir 600mg plus Ritonavir 100mg twice-daily to Darunavir 800mg plus Ritonavir 100mg once-daily
Receives: Drug: Once-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir
Twice-daily Darunavir and ritonavirActive comparatorSubjects remain on regimens containing Darunavir 600mg plus Ritonavir 100mg twice-daily
Receives: Drug: Twice-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Primary Efficacy Endpoint for Virologic Suppression in HIV-infected Subjects

    Proportion of subjects with plasma HIV-1 RNA <40 c/mL at Week 48 using a Missing, Switch, or Discontinuation = Failure (MSDF) algorithm as codified by the FDA's "snapshot" algorithm

    Measured: 48 weeks after randomization to study medication

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Secondary Efficacy Endpoints

    •Proportion of subjects with plasma HIV-1 RNA >200 c/mL at Week 24

    Measured: Within 24 weeks after randomization to study medication

  2. Change in Total Cholesterol From Baseline to 48 Weeks

    Absolute change in lipid parameter (total cholesterol mg/dl) of once-daily versus twice-daily darunavir/ritonavir containing regimens over 48 weeks

    Measured: Within 48 weeks of randomization baseline to study medications

  3. Absolute Value Change in CD4+ From Baseline to Week 48

    Absolute value increase in CD4+ cells/mm3 from baseline to week 48

    Measured: 48 weeks after randomization baseline to study medications

  4. Assessment of Virologic Failure

    •Assess the development of viral resistance in subjects experiencing virological failure

    Measured: Within 48 weeks of randomization to study medications

  5. Number of Participants With Greater Than 95% Adherence at 48 Weeks

    Characterize adherence to once-daily versus twice-daily darunavir/ritonavir containing regimens using the Modified Medication Adherence Self-Report Inventory (M-MASRI) scale

    Measured: Within 48 weeks of randomization to study medications

  6. Secondary Efficacy Endpoints

    •Proportion of subjects with plasma HIV-1 RNA <40 c/mL at Week 24

    Measured: week 24

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Aug 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2012
  3. Primary completionMay 2014
  4. Study completionApr 2015

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01423812
Sponsor's protocol ID
TMC114HIV4063
Acronym
DRIVESHAFT
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
24 Aug 2011
Last updated
19 Jul 2023
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Molto J, Valle M, Santos JR, Mothe B, Miranda C, Cedeno S, Negredo E, Yritia M, Videla S, Barbanoj MJ, Clotet B. Treatment simplification to once daily darunavir/ritonavir guided by the darunavir inhibitory quotient in heavily pretreated HIV-infected patients. Antivir Ther. 2010;15(2):219-25. doi: 10.3851/IMP1519.

    PubMed 20386077
  • Huhn GD, Sigman A, Livak B. Simplification from twice-daily to once-daily darunavir/ritonavir in a randomized trial among HIV-infected persons with HIV-1 RNA suppression on antiretroviral therapy. Antivir Ther. 2015;20(8):849-54. doi: 10.3851/IMP2962. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

    PubMed 25881614

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Twice-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir and Once-daily combination Darunavir and ritonavir in people with HIV, run by Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jul 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 7 Feb 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Primary Efficacy Endpoint for Virologic Suppression in HIV-infected Subjects (time frame: 48 weeks after randomization to study medication). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01423812, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jul 2023.

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